Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The in:vzbl Festival, organized by the Basca Theatre, brought six shows from Serbia, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria to Timișoara, Romania in October 2025 and November 2025 specifically to draw attention to life and struggles in rural communities.
The six shows featured interactive performances, forum theatre, stories with ecological themes, and social documentaries with the intention that invisible voices can be expressed in a safe space, hidden problems become visible, individual trauma is transformed into collective healing, and where social isolation is diminished.
"Izumrli Predmeti/Extinct Objects" by Talas Cultural Center, Serbia
What could a dinosaur and an old cassette player that still purrs softly when you press "play" possibly have in common? They all find their place in this interactive show for children (but also for adults with a childlike spirit), where forgotten objects come to life and become characters, storytellers, or even stage partners. The show uses the magic of old objects—a retroprojector that shows images on the wall, a tape recorder that plays sounds from the past—to tell children an important story about our world.
"Extinct Objects"
Directed by Irena Antin
Actor: Vladimir Beljic
Visual identity by Konstantinos Petrovic
Production associate: Marina Todic
Graphic design by Nadja Petuhov
The in:vzbl Festival, organized by the Basca Theatre, brought six shows from Serbia, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria to Timișoara, Romania in October 2025 and November 2025 specifically to draw attention to life and struggles in rural communities.
The six shows featured interactive performances, forum theatre, stories with ecological themes, and social documentaries with the intention that invisible voices can be expressed in a safe space, hidden problems become visible, individual trauma is transformed into collective healing, and where social isolation is diminished.
"Izumrli Predmeti/Extinct Objects" by Talas Cultural Center, Serbia
What could a dinosaur and an old cassette player that still purrs softly when you press "play" possibly have in common? They all find their place in this interactive show for children (but also for adults with a childlike spirit), where forgotten objects come to life and become characters, storytellers, or even stage partners. The show uses the magic of old objects—a retroprojector that shows images on the wall, a tape recorder that plays sounds from the past—to tell children an important story about our world.
"Extinct Objects"
Directed by Irena Antin
Actor: Vladimir Beljic
Visual identity by Konstantinos Petrovic
Production associate: Marina Todic
Graphic design by Nadja Petuhov
